Movie List Monster Bios Aliens & SDF Staff of Toho Actors DVDs Blu-rays Soundtracks Video Games Books Comic Books Toys Animation Television Box Office Posters Concept Art Pictures Cutting Room News Release Dates Articles Interviews Media Reviews Forums Search Site Staff Credits Updates	Title  The Lovin' Spoonful - What's Up, Tiger Lily? and You're A Big Boy Now International Title  [Compilation] Music By: The Lovin' Spoonful Record Label: Razor & Tie   Running Time: 57:21 Discs: 1 Release: July 1998 CD Number: RE-2167-2 Comments Anthony Romero This disc contains the soundtracks to two movies that were scored by The Lovin' Spoonful in the mid-1960's. The first is Woody Allen's What's Up, Tiger Lily?, the heavily redubbed and edited version of Key of Keys (1965), and the second is Francis Ford Coppola's You're A Big Boy Now. If you are a fan of the group, this will probably be a great album to pick up, although for others it's not incredibly memorable. Starting from the top, the disc begins with the introduction into what What's Up, Tiger Lily? is all about as the audio track of Woody Allen's intro from the film is included, discussing how AIP purchased Key of Keys (1965) from Toho (although not stated directly) and the procedure behind turning the film into a comedy. Following this is the first vocal track on the album, and the first by The Lovin' Spoonful, in the form of "Pow!". This is probably the standout theme from this disc, as the folk song has a very contagious and energetic beat to it. The second song for this movie is "Fishin' Blues" which, while not bad, isn't particularly stellar either. The last song is the more soft spoken "Respoken", which is more casual and soothing than the others and not bad in that sense. In regards to the non-vocal work, it's serviceable, with a few cues being karaoke versions of the songs, but mostly unremarkable. "Lookin' to Spy" is a nice track, though, which feels perfectly like old fashioned lounge music. In general, though, it doesn't fair all that well as a stand alone experience. The second half of the disc, dedicated to You're A Big Boy Now, tends to be the anti-thesis to the first half. Here, the non-vocal work tends to be superior to the songs, such as the title one "You're A Big Boy Now". "Letter to Barbara" is particularly nice, and really is the only theme on the entire disc that sounds like what one would normally expect to hear from a traditional soundtrack given its use of violins. Sadly, this portion of the CD also features the abysmal "Wash Her Away", which has a rather obnoxious scream played over and over again until the song kicks in a little too late to save the track. Overall, this is an interesting contemporary release, but one that doesn't command a strong recommendation for casual fans. I have always had a soft spot for "Pow!", and it is a really infectious track, but the rest of the CD is kind of a miss unless someone is already a fan of the group. As a side note, this collection has been re-released several times, both in different countries and this release in particular as recent as 2008. Most of these are similar, with the exception of BMG's release in Japan, which just has the What's Up, Tiger Lily? content remastered without any of the tracks from You're A Big Boy Now. Rating: Tracks What's Up, Tiger Lily? Introduction to Flick By: Woody Allen & Lenny Maxwell Pow! Gray Prison Blues Pow Revisited Unconscious Minute Fishin' Blues Respoken Cool Million Speakin' of Spoken Lookin' to Spy Phil's Love Theme End Title You're A Big Boy Now You're A Big Boy Now Lonely (Amy's Theme) Wash Her Away (From the Discothedque) Kite Chase Try and Be Happy Peep Show Percussion Girl, Beautiful Girl (Barbara's Theme) Darling Be Home Soon Dixieland Big Boy Letter to Barbara Barbara's Theme (From the Discotheque) Miss Thing's Thang March Finale
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